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Co-occurrence of 22q11 deletion syndrome and HDR syndrome.
American journal of medical genetics. Part A - 1 Oct 2013
Fukai Ryoko, Ochi Nobuhiko, Murakami Akira, Nakashima Mitsuko, Tsurusaki Yoshinori, Saitsu Hirotomo, Matsumoto Naomichi, Miyake Noriko
Abstract excerpt
22q11 deletion syndrome is one of the most common chromosomal deletion syndromes and is usually caused by a 1.5-3.0 Mb deletion at chromosome 22q11.2. It is characterized by hypocalcemia resulting from hypoplasia of the parathyroid glands, hypoplasia of the thymus, and defects of the cardiac outflow tract. We encountered a Japanese boy presenting with an unusually severe phenotype of 22q11 deletion syndrome,...
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